Université de Strasbourg / Bibliothèque Humaniste de Sélestat, 14-15 June 2013

The Reformation was indisputably the movement at the centre of exchanges between Eastern France – and in particular Alsace – and England. Amongst topics of interest for this conference will be: the significance of the Reformers of Alsace in the creation and shaping of the Church of England; English interest in the works of Martin Bucer, and a re-examination of his contribution to the development of Anglican theology in the Tudor period and to the liturgical reforms of Thomas Cranmer; the importance of Strasbourg throughout the Tudor period for the printing of religious tracts viewed unfavourably by royal authorities; the publication by Wendelin Richelius of Strasbourg of the first edition of the Commentarii rerum in ecclesia gestarum in 1554 by the English exile John Foxe which, much enlarged, became the celebrated Acts and Monuments; and links between Strasbourg and Alsatian Protestant hymnody and the development of congregational psalmody within the English Church during the 16th century.

Conference papers may be given in French, English or German, and will be published.

Proposals should be submitted before 31 January 2013 to Annie Noblesse-Rocher (noblesse.annie@voila.fr), Jean-Jacques Chardin (chardin@unistra.fr), Anne Bandry-Scubbi (bandry@unistra.fr), and Gerald Hobbs (rgh@vst.edu). The Steering Committee of the Conference will notify authors of their decision before the end of February 2013.